Marketing & Social Media Specialist

Des Moines, IA (On-site)

$57K/yr – $71K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive social media for multiple senior-living brands by owning content calendars, creation, and community coordination.

  • Own content calendars and cross‑platform posting to grow engagement.
  • Must-have: 2–4 years in social media management and video editing skills.
  • Standout: Content capture, approvals, and cross-community collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute social media content calendars across platforms
  • Create engaging posts aligned with brand voice and community messaging
  • Capture and edit photo/video content highlighting resident life, team culture, events, and stories
  • Coordinate with community teams to gather content and approvals
  • Monitor comments, messages, and engagement trends
  • Stay current on social media best practices and emerging trends
  • Support occasional paid social campaigns in partnership with agencies or leadership
  • Establish simple processes for communities to submit stories, photos, and updates
  • Attend periodic calls or meetings to encourage participation
  • Ensure consistent representation across brands
  • Track performance metrics (engagement, reach, growth)
  • Provide insights to improve content effectiveness
  • Help maintain benchmarks and KPIs
  • Support blog promotion and distribution on social channels
  • Assist with updating online listings and reputation monitoring as needed
  • Provide backup support for content creation during peak periods

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communication or Business-related field, or equivalent years of experience required
  • 2 - 4 years of direct social media or marketing management
  • Experience with video editing tools
  • Proficiency in graphic design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite).
  • Time management, attention to detail, highly developed organizational skills, follow up and multi-tasking skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong focus on customer service
  • Analytical skills for use in evaluating metrics and data related to performance of marketing efforts
  • Experience managing social media crises and protecting brand reputation
  • Proficiency in Office 365
  • Excellent project management skills

Preferred

    Benefits

    • Competitive pay, great benefits and vacation time. We are an equal opportunity employer with benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, disability, 401(K) with company match and paid parental leave.
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    LCS

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    Based in Des Moines, Iowa, and established in 1971, LCS is a leading provider of high-quality senior lifestyle products and services. The LCS Family of Companies focus on development, operations management, marketing and sales management, and strategic planning for Life Plan Communities, formerly referred to as Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC), and rental independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities nationwide. The company also provides a full-service real estate private equity enterprise, insurance, and national purchasing consulting services. The companies of LCS serve thousands of seniors across the nation.

    Founded in 1971
    Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    2.5K employees
    62% recommend to a friend
    82% CEO approval

    Traffic Signals

    Monthly Visitors
    19.4K
    Monthly Google Ads Budget
    $558
    Traffic Source Mix
    Search
    29.5%
    Direct
    46.5%
    Referral
    16.4%
    Social
    6.1%
    Paid
    1.4%

    Headcount Trend

    Current headcount: ~2.5K

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